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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    QuickBooks Desktop Pro

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AQuickbooks Desktop Pro is accounting software from Intuit, Inc. It includes core accounting features, plus analytics and exportable reports. It is offered in on-premise and SaaS forms.N/A

    QuickBooks Time

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AQuickBooks Time (formerly TSheets) is a cloud-based time tracking and scheduling app that allows employees to clock in and out from the job site with the devices they’ve already got in their pockets. The vendor aims to help companies replace paper timesheets with accurate, electronic time data as well as make payroll and invoicing faster and less costly. QuickBooks Time also accurately tracks time and GPS points (even without cell or internet service) then automatically syncs when back…

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    Pricing
    QuickBooks Desktop ProQuickBooks Time
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    1 user, unlimited projects
    Premium
    $8
    per user/month + $20 base fee/month (paid annually)
    Elite
    $10
    per user/month + $40 base fee/month (paid annually)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    QuickBooks Desktop ProQuickBooks Time
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    QuickBooks Desktop ProQuickBooks Time
    Considered Both Products
    Intuit
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Of all of the accounting software I have used over the years, QuickBooks is easy to use, and very user friendly for people who are NOT computer savvy.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Ten years ago at an architectural firm, we used a more "specialized" program for our field. It was awful! Cumbersome took so much time to do the things it did, and it didn't have anywhere near the capabilities of QuickBooks, let alone the ease. It was expensive, hard to use and …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    Ease of use in comparison to others
    Incentivized
    Intuit
    Chose QuickBooks Time
    I unfortunately do not have experience with other employee timekeeping systems.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Time
    As TSheets is web-based, it alllowed us to more easily manage our field technicians. There is always the slight concern that the internet may not be available, or TSheets servers may be down, but so far in the last few years, it has been stable and seen good function and …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Time
    We used a tracking program called OL Time. It has tremendous functionality and reports capabilities but it doesn't integrate with accounting software and has no tablet/phone interface that I'm aware of, nor is it live tracking.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Time
    This is my first experience with this type of software and I am so thankful that the company uses it and utilizes the reports. It saves me an enormous amount of time gathering data for reports.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Time
    TSheets is the only product that I've used, so I don't know they stack up against others.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Time
    QuickBooks is the only other timesheet program I have used. It was much more cumbersome because I was the only one with the program so I had to input everyone's time myself. With TSheets, it's on everyone's computer for them to do themselves.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Time
    TSheets' minimal consumption of power on handheld devices is clearly superior and the ultimate decision maker for us. Scheduling, job switching, and GPS tracking were added benefits which other products had some of but rarely all. Those that had all were priced beyond our …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Time
    I learned about TSheets through Profit First Professionals. I haven't had a need to seek out any other options because of my complete satisfaction with TSheets - so I can't speak to how those other companies compare to TSheets. No need to look further.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Time
    I select TSheets for myself and my clients because it is new, updated and versatile. It is a program adapting to the newer generation of workforce, being that everyone has a phone, and everyone has a computer. Real time updates on scheduling, breaks and overtime, allows for …
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Time
    My experience with Paycom was awful. They were incompetent and unhelpful. The product itself was fairly useless. TSheets is significantly better.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Time
    TSheets has central server, GPS, Quickbooks integration, Crew management, Job selection and more. None of the others we have looked at had all those things.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Time
    We've used the old QuickBooks time tracker tool that is no longer supported. It was somewhat cumbersome and difficult to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose QuickBooks Time
    This is my first experience with a time tracking app.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    29 Answers
    75%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    28 Answers
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    20 Answers
    69%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    25 Answers
    69%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
    Features
    QuickBooks Desktop ProQuickBooks Time
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and QuickBooks Time
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    6.6
    69 Ratings
    14% below category average
    QuickBooks Time
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation6.364 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration6.338 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files6.656 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management6.352 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.754 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and QuickBooks Time
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    5.7
    43 Ratings
    28% below category average
    QuickBooks Time
    -
    Ratings
    API for custom integration6.535 Ratings00 Ratings
    Plug-ins5.039 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and QuickBooks Time
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    8.5
    101 Ratings
    4% above category average
    QuickBooks Time
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.482 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.695 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and QuickBooks Time
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    8.5
    117 Ratings
    8% above category average
    QuickBooks Time
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.4100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.9117 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports8.1114 Ratings00 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and QuickBooks Time
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    7.5
    124 Ratings
    2% below category average
    QuickBooks Time
    -
    Ratings
    Accounts payable9.3119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Accounts receivable9.2121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cash management9.2107 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation9.7119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense management9.4108 Ratings00 Ratings
    Time tracking7.451 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fixed asset management5.669 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-currency support6.931 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-division support8.958 Ratings00 Ratings
    Regulations compliance8.342 Ratings00 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing8.355 Ratings00 Ratings
    Self-service portal5.941 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global Financial Support4.217 Ratings00 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers7.240 Ratings00 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting7.943 Ratings00 Ratings
    Localizations4.219 Ratings00 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations8.876 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting6.838 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting7.647 Ratings00 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework5.427 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standardized Processes8.555 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and QuickBooks Time
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    5.8
    59 Ratings
    23% below category average
    QuickBooks Time
    -
    Ratings
    Inventory tracking6.056 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic reordering6.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location management6.032 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manufacturing module5.218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of QuickBooks Desktop Pro and QuickBooks Time
    Feature
    QuickBooks Desktop Pro
    6.8
    77 Ratings
    8% below category average
    QuickBooks Time
    -
    Ratings
    Pricing7.555 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order entry8.555 Ratings00 Ratings
    Credit card processing7.251 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold8.063 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order Orchestration5.220 Ratings00 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility6.123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution5.218 Ratings00 Ratings
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    QuickBooks Self-Employed (discontinued)
    Score4.2 out of 10
    Time Doctor
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    MYOB
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Toggl Track
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft Dynamics GP
    Score5.4 out of 10
    TimeCamp
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    QuickBooks Desktop ProQuickBooks Time
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (135 ratings)
    8.6
    (195 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (19 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (42 ratings)
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.2
    (29 ratings)
    2.1
    (31 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    8.5
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    QuickBooks Desktop ProQuickBooks Time
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Intuit
    For a small business, QuickBooks Desktop Pro is great! For a larger, more complex business, another system may be more beneficial. We actually run multiple businesses on QuickBooks Desktop Pro, but all are very small. The help feature is sometimes so beneficial, and sometimes it seems like you just can't get the right answer and need to find a workaround - but this is usually for more complex issues.
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    Intuit
    It would be very useful for certain remote jobs that require a high level of presence, as in the case of web development, or remote maintenance sessions, so that when reviewing the work data it is possible to ensure that there will be no failures. By being able to include files in the management, from the equipment tab, it is possible to fully control the hours in which each change in these files were made.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Intuit
    • It is easy to manage and adjust inventory on hand.
    • It is easy to make reports and customize them to your needs.
    • We also use it to pay our employees directly.
    • It is easy to make year-to-year comparisons to see where we can make improvements and the current financial situation.
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    • Support (their help desk team is incredibly helpful and always quick to respond).
    • Ease of access and use (the app is user-friendly an intuitive, and the desktop version is equally as approachable).
    • Manager functionality (it's useful to be able to clock employees in and out at multiple events on the same day by sorting them into different groups by manager/event).
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Intuit
    • QuickBooks Desktop Pro has been around for a few years and after an update[,] they force you to look at the changes/updates before you can use [them] after updating.
    • QuickBooks Desktop Pro does not have 2FA.
    • QuickBooks Desktop Pro should offer a way to store backups to a personal cloud without having to map a local network drive.
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    Intuit
    • The desktop version of the TSheets schedule does not have a search feature. This makes it challenging to find things you are looking for without extra work
    • The app can be a bit buggy. Though it is a great app, there are many reasons that the app will stop syncing and can cause problems with staff scheduling
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Intuit
    I'd love to keep using it, and do intend to - though we've not been pleased with price increases over the past several years. In fact, we used to subscribe to the payroll service, but QuickBooks priced themselves out of reach for us, so we discontinued that. Currently, pricing would be the primary reason for NOT renewing, if we didn't.
    Incentivized
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    Intuit
    TSheets tech support people, like Shawn Sommer, from Tsheets. She has been instrumental, after terminating the person in charge of TSheets I was left with a learning curve too high to climb but after 10 mins of her instructions I was able to make payroll in no time. She cleared all errors that nobody had fixed before.
    TSheets is not a vendor for me, TSheets is my partner in business. Thank you TSheets.
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    Usability
    Intuit
    The set up was quite easy. I took some online training causes, and figured our the rest pretty quickly. The only issue I had during the implementation process was it was very hard to change some of the GL Account name to reflect the needs of a non-profit organization, such as Net Assets. At the end I had to scratch what I did, and used the existing formats that the third-party bookkeeping firm shared. Everything else is simple and easy to manage and implement.
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    Intuit
    Our employees find TSheets easy to use and spend minimal time at reporting hours using it. As an administrator and user of the TSheets "data and information" I am extremely positive on the functionality and reporting that it has provided me. From its ease of set-up to training to reporting, TSheets has made us so much more efficient from an administration standpoint
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    Reliability and Availability
    Intuit
    I haven't experienced a time when QuickBooks Pro was unavailable when I needed it in the entire 20 years of using the software
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    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Intuit
    They are awful. Intuit doesn't spend real money on support. They appear to have typically said, first-level script readers who are sending messages to the senior people for anything even a little bit difficult. Many of them don't speak particularly good English. Considering that they recently doubled (or, if you are paying annually, tripled) their pricing, and touted as one of the benefits that it includes [..] support, it's a real ripoff. However, we have to use the product because it is ubiquitous. I look forward to the day a competitor comes up with something good enough, which has excellent support, that matches all the features QuickBooks Desktop Pro currently has [...] or at least gives us a way to have all the functionality we currently have without excessive sacrifice [...] so that we can switch. I was very satisfied with QuickBooks for many years. This latest [rise] in price, and their sheer gall at touting the benefit of the 100 to 200% increase as being [the] inclusion of support, is what turned me so far against them.
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    Intuit
    I have never failed to have an issue resolved within minutes of contacting Support. Jen D recently assisted my with an export issue and I was back on track in less the 10 minutes. She was knowledgable and thought about the current and future contexts of the issue and assured there would be no recurrence next payroll.
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    In-Person Training
    Intuit
    Best thing I ever did was to attend a two day training seminar on QuickBooks, I learned an immense amount in a short time with hands on training by experts. I strongly recommend such training for anyone using any part of the software. It will pay for itself in the first month.
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    Intuit
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Intuit
    We implemented the software ourselves. The training we received on the software was done by taking a community course teaching us how to use QuickBooks. It allowed me to get started with some basics of how to use the program and have not needed much assistance since completing the course work.
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    Intuit
    I wasn't originally helping with the implementation so not sure.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Intuit
    We tried switching from QuickBooks Desktop Pro to QuickBooks Online, but there were a lot of issues and bugs so we ultimately decided to stay with Desktop Pro. Unfortunately, we are losing a lot of Online Banking capabilities on 5/31 as we have an older version of QB, but we plan to stick with Desktop Pro. In terms of invoicing, SaaSOptics beats QuickBooks in almost all aspects as it's all automated and takes seconds to create and send invoices. However, SaaSOptics is not really a full ERP program so it wouldn't serve us as a main bookkeeping software like QB.
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    Intuit
    Besides Intuit Payroll (Sage), the only program I've used is WorkBrain through Menards, and it's more as a scheduling guideline for management, employees don't use it to punch in or out or record hours. However, WorkBrain does show scheduling and it matches with a punch clock to record those hours. Every other place I've used has used either punch clocks or handwritten time cards. I think the TSheets is modern, user-friendly, convenient, accessible, and cost-effective for the owners. It also streamlines payroll for the Accountant instead of manually entering all hours for multiple employees by hand into a software program like Sage.
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    Return on Investment
    Intuit
    • Training time is low compared to other accounting packages
    • It was difficult to adapt to DCAA requirements, [which] required [the] hiring of [a] special consultant for that
    • QuickBooks Desktop Pro is a standard for small companies and makes it easy to hire bookkeepers
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    Intuit
    • As a Microsoft Access software development shop, Help4Access could have built ourselves a time tracking system, but why reinvent the wheel?
    • tSheets got us out of spreadsheets and into the cloud in days not months.
    • The ROI the first year is over $5,000.
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    ScreenShots

    QuickBooks Time Screenshots

    Screenshot of TSheets is the only time tracking app embedded inside QuickBooks. You can easily review and approve employee time cards to run payroll, do job costing, or create invoices--without ever leaving QuickBooks!Screenshot of With accurate employee hours from TSheets at your fingertips, you're always ready to run payroll--without the tedious manual entry!Screenshot of TSheets is more than just a time tracker. It keeps a timestamp for each clock in/out, job code change & GPS location. See who’s on the clock, where, and their assigned schedule—in real-time.Screenshot of Creating a schedule with Excel is costing you more than you think. TSheets employee scheduling software makes it faster & easier than ever to build & share schedules with employees, assign jobs & shifts, & keep your workforce in sync.Screenshot of Track time using devices your employees already use; any computer, mobile phone or landline, iPhone or Android app, smartphone browser, text message or Twitter.Screenshot of Really friendly free, unlimited support by phone, chat, or email. We guarantee you'll be impressed.